Cap.



W. A. DOW.

CAP.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 9. i913.

1,201,277. Patented o@t.17`,1916.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. DOW, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO BROWN AND BIGELOW,0F ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, A CORPORATION OF MINNESOTA.

CAP.

Application filed January 9, 1913.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. Dow, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota,have invented an Improvement in Caps, of which the following is aspecifb cation.

The object of this invention is to provide a cap, which can be easilyand quickly cut, and the parts sewed together in the least eX- pensivemanner.

A further object is to produce a cap from a minimum amount of material,without sacrificing good appearance and substantial quality.

With these objects in view, I havesucceeded in producing a cap of aserviceable design, which is distinctive in character and ornamental,and which can be cut from material with a minimum amount of waste.

In the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, Figurel is a perspective of my invention in use, and Fig. 2 is a geometricaldevelopment of my invention.

In the drawing A represents the pearshaped crown of the cap, B the side,and C the viZor. These parts are assembled together, and are of suitableshape to produce my invention. The crown A has a semi-clrcular bodyportion 2, extending rearwardly with concaved rearwardly converging sideedges, forming a portion of the crown, and the back of the cap. The sideB is formed with a regular convex curve along its lower edge 3, andtapers toward its opposite ends into points 4, the upper concaved edge 5of said side being so formed as to conform with the side edges of thecrown when the crownand side are joined together to produce a rearwardlysloping front wall. The lower edge of the side and the end edge 6 of thecrown coin- Speciication of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17, 1916.

Serial No. 740,925.

cide to produce the entire straight lower edge of the cap. The vizor Cofusual constructionk is secured to the front portion of the cap alongits lower edge by sewing or any otherl suitable. means. As a result, athree piece cap is produced with a downwardly sloping back but which issubstantially kuniform in depth throughout, z'. e., in the height of thecrown from the lower edge of the cap, so as to present an extremelysimple, neat and inexpensive head covering. The means for securing theupper edge of the side to the crown is by stitching or by any othersuitable means.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and I desire toprotect by Letters Patent is:

A cap comprising a single piece crown having an elongated reduced neckportion terminating in a'straight edge which forms the rear lower edgeof the cap, a second piece forming the front and sides of the cap, thelower edge of said second piece being convex throughout and the upperedge of said second piece being concave intermediate its length andterminating at either end in a convex edge, the upper concave-convexedge of said second piece being connected throughout its entire lengthto the crown to form a cap of substantially uniform depth throughout,and the reduced portion of the crown bridging the space between the endsof said second piece and forming with the lower edge of said secondpiece a straight lower edge for the cap.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

` WILLIAM A. DOW.

Witnesses GEO. A. SWIFT, A. L. FISCHER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

